Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria

About CIPM

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) was established in 1968. The cradle of the Institute was the department of Management Studies, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba. It started as the Personnel Management Association of Nigeria and in 1973, it was renamed and has since taken on the current name. Finally, the Institute was chartered by Decree No. 58 of 1992.

Duties
The Institute is a corporate body charged with the general duties of: Determining what standard of knowledge and skill are to be attained by persons seeking to become registered as personnel management practitioners and raising these standards from time to time as circumstances may permit; Securing in accordance with the provisions of the decree, the establishment and maintenance of a register of members and publication from time to time of the list of those person; Regulating and controlling the profession in all its aspects and ramifications; Performing through the Council under the Decree the functions conferred on it by the Decree.

Mission
To Regulate the Practice of Human Resource Management in Nigeria and Promote Excellence in the Acquisition and Application of Knowledge and Skills by Practitioners thereby contributing to sustainable National Development

Vision
To be the foremost people management Institute in Africa, respected across the world

MEMBERSHIP BY EXAMINATION

The minimum educational requirement for admission is the West African School Certificate of Education (ordinary level) with credit in five subjects, which must include English Language and Mathematics. Ordinary pass in either English Language or Mathematics may be considered for applicants with a First Degree/ HND

The examinations are held February and August every year. Full information about the examination is contained in the syllabus and applicants are enjoined to read it carefully. Candidates must have been admitted as student members at least three months before the examination date.

The examination process is in 6 stages and we at Overseas Admission Consult (Oversac) train or lecture people on these six stages of the examination process, the six stages are: